Zig Ziglar

Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder.

Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.

Every choice you make has an end result.

There’s never been a doctor who served many patients who, despite their best efforts, did not lose some of them to death. But they understood that was part of life itself.

I believe in the Golden Rule. The Man with the Gold, Rules.

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

The fact of the matter is, you don’t give up what’s natural. Anything I’ve fantasized about, I’ve done.

Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box.

Be so good they can’t ignore you.

As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map and begin to draw your own.

Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.

All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one’s heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

When there is no job related stress, you are more aware of your mate and children, if you are a parent.

I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.

The one thing coaches cannot tolerate… is the individual who grows arrogant because he excelled at a lower level and believes he has nothing else to learn.

lf you don’t think everyday is a great day, try going without one.

In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the fourth human endowment-independent will-that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to proactively carry out the program we have developed through the other three endowments. Empowerment comes from learning how to use this great endowment in the decisions we make every day.

An obstacle is often a stepping stone.